artist statement - Nancy Scheinman
As a visual storyteller, I weave together personal narratives and internalized landscapes. My images deal with the myth of a purer past within the framework a modernist grid. The geometric arrangement of the compositional elements of my work is not unlike quilts women have pieced together as part of a universal spiritual and domestic experience. Like fabric, sheets of copper, antique tin and bronze wire cloth are cut and layered with paint, photographic imagery and pattern. They are collaged together with nails and tacks literally connect the past with the present through contemporary process and aged materials. Mystery and secrets in multiple layers are slowly revealed to the viewer.
EDUCATION:
Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO, MFA 1985 and BFA With Honors, 1980
New York Studio School, New York, NY, 1980, Pellacani and Barsi, Pietrasanta, Italy, 1980, 1979
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Distinguished Maryland Artists Collection, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Washington DC Convention Center, Washington, DC
Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD
Browning-Ferris Industries, Washington, DC
InterAmerican Development Bank, Washington, DC
Maryland Casualty Insurance Company, Baltimore, MD
McDonalds Corporation, Chicago, IL
Mark Twain Bancshares, St. Louis, MO
The Pension Center, Inc., New York, NY
Mohamed Abou El Enein, Cairo, Egypt
The Art Bank, DCCAH, Washington, DC
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant 2002, 1990
Maryland State Arts Council, AIE Visual Artist Grant 2004, ‘02, ‘01, ’99,’98
The Open Studios Press Competition, “New American Paintings” 2002, 1997,’94
American School and University Award for an Experiential Learning Environment 2001
Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea: Firenze 1999
CityArts Individual Artist Grant, Baltimore, MD 1991,’88
Nelson Atkins Museum, “Mid Four Exhibit,” Active Sponsors Award 1987
Aaron Gallery Prize, “St. Louis Artists Today” 1987
Contemporary Women Artists of St. Louis Exhibit, Merit Award 1986
Allen Priebe Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Merit Award 1984
Ford Foundation Grant for study at Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1976
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
Tucson Museum of Art, “Paint on Metal,” Tucson, AZ 2005 (catalog)
National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Gardener’s Delight,” Washington, DC 2000
Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea: Florence Biennale, Italy (catalog) 1999
Evergreen House, Johns Hopkins University, “Contemporary Printmakers,” Baltimore, MD (catalog)1999
Museo de Arte Moderno de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1997
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1997
Galeria Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo, Museo Arte Costarricense, Costa Rica 1997
Centro Estudios Literarios Arte Romulo Gallegos (Celarg); Caracas, Venezuela (catalog) 1996
The Noyes Museum, “Angels, Cherubs and Putti: The Artists’ Muses” 1996
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, “Winter Solstice” 1995
Towson University, Baltimore, MD, “Singular Vision, Multiple Choices” 1995
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, “Scheinman and Gereny: Profound Visions” (Video) 1995
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, “Party Line” 1994
Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO, “Mid Four Exhibit” (Catalog) 1987
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY 2007 “Collage, Collocation, Collaboration,” 2006 “Grounded Heart,” 2003,
“In Earth There Is Heart” 2000, 1999
Heineman Myers Contemporary, Bethesda, MD 2006
Longstreth Goldberg Gallery, Naples, FL, “Alternate Realities,” 2006 (video)
Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, “In Earth,” 2006, 2004
Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2001, 2000, 1998, 1996,1994,1993,1991
The Gordon Center, Owings Mills, MD 2001
Coplan Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 1997, 1996 (catalog)
Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY 1996, 1995
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO 1995, 1992, 1991
Capitol Gallery, Washington, DC “Domestic Daydreams” 1994
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD Washington, NY 1987
Seghi Gallery, St. Louis, MO, “Paintings” 1986, 1985
Martin Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, MO “Works on Paper” 1984, 1982
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Maryland House of Delegates, Annapolis, MD 2007 “Landscape and Nature: A View from Maryland”
Traveling exhibition to Kanagawa, Japan (sister city exchange)
Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY 2006, 2005
Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD “The Three Graces – Erbe, Scheinman, Schott” 2005
Allan Stone Gallery, “New Talent Exhibition,” New York, NY 2004
Maryland State Arts Council, “Artist Grant Recipients Exhibition,” Baltimore, MD 2003
Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN, "Mixed Media" 2002
Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA 2000
Catonsville Community College, “Fantastic Whimsy,” Baltimore, MD 2000
Bender Fine Art, “Shared Sensibilities,” Atlanta, GA 1999
“Unity of Spirit, Spirit of Unity,” traveling exhibition originating at the Norman and Sarah Brown Art
Gallery, JCC, Baltimore, American Jewish Museum, Pittsburgh, Cultural Arts Center, Karmiel, Israel
Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO 1999, ‘98, ‘96,’94,’93,’89,’87,’86
Maryland Art Place (MAP) Regional invitational exhibition, Baltimore, MD 1999
Newark Museum Benefit Exhibition, Hertz Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ 1999
Government House, “A Celebration of Arts in Maryland” Annapolis, MD 1998
Coplan Gallery, Boca Raton, FL 1998, 1997, 1995
Gomez Gallery, “Prints from Goya Girls Press” Baltimore, MD 1997
Open Studios Press “New American Paintings” 1997
Allen Sheppard Gallery, “Director’s Choice” Piermont, NY 1997
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte (FIA), Caracas, Venezuela 1996
Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center, Hong Kong [IAF] 1995
Kraushaar Galleries, “Exhibition of Gallery Artists” New York, NY 1995
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Norfolk, VA, Curator: Bernice Steinbaum 1994
Maryland Institute College of Art Continuing Studies Faculty Exhibit, Baltimore, MD 1994, 1993, ‘92, ‘91
Center Stage, “Arts Salute in Honor of the Governor and the General Assembly” Baltimore, MD 1991
Giannetta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “Greg Decker and Nancy Scheinman” 1991
BAUhouse, Baltimore, MD, “Maryland State Arts Council Awards Exhibit” 1991
School 33 Art Center, “Working Papers,” Baltimore, MD, Curator: Jane Farmer 1990
Joy Moos Gallery, “Director’s Choice,” Miami, FL 1987
Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL, “Focus New York: The Best and Brightest from the East Village and
Soho” 1987
PUBLICATIONS:
Weidman, Paul, “Being Scene”Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, 8/20/04
Haber, John, “Seeing Red, Gallery Going: Painting, Spring 2003” Haber’s Art Reviews, New York
American School & University Magazine, “Educational Interiors, Award-Winning Interiors Showcase” 8/01
Guiliano, Mike, “Strokes of Genius,” Baltimore City Paper, 3/8/2000
Giuliano, Mike, “Top Ten of 1998, The Year In Art,” Baltimore City Paper, 12/16/98
Dorsey, John, “Bold Colors, Stunning Images,” The Baltimore Sun, 10/1/98
Giuliano, Mike, “Untold Stories,” Baltimore City Paper, 9/30/98
Krotki, Amanda, “Painting Stories,” Baltimore Jewish Times, 9/25/98
Voris, Sally, “Blank Wall At Ilchester Inspires Mural’s Creation,” Baltimore Sun in Howard County, 4/13/98 Hurlburt, Roger, Art Review, Lifestyle Section, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 2/27/97
Jimenez, Arnoldo Rivera, “Vienen del Norte,” La Nacion, Costa Rica, 2/19/97
Giuliano, Mike, “Nature Girls Scheinman’s Odes to Women’s Strength and Mystery,” Baltimore City Paper
Ingraham, Loni, “Artist’s work travels to exhibit in Caracas,” Towson Times, 7/17/96
“Seis mujeres enlazan la America dividida,” El Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela, 7/16/96
Minaya, Virginia, “Baltimore: foco de creadores perifericos,” El Universal, Caracas, 6/24/96
Hurlburt, Roger, “A Variety of Visuals Draws Crowds to Boca Raton’s Gallery Center,” Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 1/ 22/ 96
Bellos, Alexandra, “Symbol Pleasures,” West End Word, 3/95
Parr, Debra Riley, “Similarities Belie Artists’ Diverse Paths,” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 3/9/95
The Open Studios Press, “New American Paintings,” 1994, 1997
Dorsey, John, “Narrative paintings glow with color at Gomez Gallery,” The Baltimore Sun, 7/20/94
Giuliano, Mike, “Bodyscapes and Cityscapes,” Baltimore City Paper, 7/27/94
Giuiliano, Mike, “Wish You Were Here,” Baltimore City Paper, 6/15/94
Giuiliano, Mike, “Mixed Media, Muted Messages, Scheinman’s Time Tunnel,” Baltimore City Paper, 10/93
Ingraham, Loni, “Rodgers Forge Artist Finds Destiny in Paint,” Towson Times, 9/22/93
Dorsey, John, “Scheinman’s Art is a Colorful Narrative,” The Baltimore Sun, 9/21/93
Greenberg, Melinda, “Scrapping Tradition,” Baltimore Jewish Times, 9/17/93
Smith, Linell, “Nancy Scheinman Offers A Brush With World of Art,” The Baltimore Sun, 8/15/93
Duffy, Robert W., “Works of Three Artists Are A Study In Contrast,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/21/92
Wood, Carol, “Two Artists, Two Worlds at Knight Gomez,” Baltimore City Paper, 4/12/91
Dorsey, John, Art Review, The Baltimore Sun, 4/4/91
Giuliano, Mike, Art, The Baltimore Evening Sun, 4/4/91
Dorsey, John, “BAUhouse’s Unknown Artists- Awards Exhibit,” The Baltimore Sun, 7/20/90
Bellos, Alexandra, “Reflective Surfaces Link Dissimilar Works,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/3/90
Gilam, Abraham, “Personal Experiences Shape the Artwork of Two Women,” Jewish Light, 6/20/90
Dorsey, John, “Artists’ Work Compliment Each Other At Gomez Gallery, The Baltimore Sun, 6/20/90